Hi, My thought is that is will be considered environmental print. Much of what we know how to read we memorized. Memorization is part of reading, just think of our sight words. It really comes under the idea of exposure. There is no reason NOT to label things, but with the understanding that many will learn words this way, but some will not. We are trying to make curriculum meet the child's needs and not the other way around. It cannot and does not take the place of formal phonics based reading instruction. Debbie
________________________________ From: Lauren Marie Checkeroski <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:22:34 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] labeling I am going to be doing my early childhood student teaching in the fall. I have already been able to tour the early childhood center where I will be at and I noticed (and have noticed in many other early childhood classrooms) that many things are labeled for the children. The crayon box is labeled 'CRAYONS' and the kitchen center is labeled 'KITCHEN'. Would this be considered an effective reading strategy, or are students just memorizing the words? Lauren Checkeroski [email protected] Wayne State University _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
